At least they're finished prevaricating around the bush now...

[Rev Dark]

Some on the left who find Chick-fil-A's position offensive tend to
instantly resort to shrill terms designed to shame and silence, often
going so far as to label Chick-fil-A a "hate group," despite the fact
that they don't discriminate against their customers or employees based
on gender, race, or sexual orientation.

Bullshit! 
http://smallbusiness.chro...pen-chickfila-11450.html
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2007/0723/080.html

Calling Chick-fil-A a "hate group" not only trivializes the term "hate,"
but trivializes the suffering of those who have actually bled under the
fangs of true hatred, the kind of hatred we saw toward Jews in Europe,
women in the Middle East, and blacks in this country prior to the Civil
Rights movement.

Or homosexuals in the United States. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...ple_in_the_United_States

Halford sees this controversy for what it is: a difference of opinion,
which is something we're allowed to have, express, and react to
peacefully.

Of course we are allowed to have a difference of opinion; but this isn't simply a difference of opinion.  Chik-Fil-A as an organization funnels their profits directly into anti-gay and lesbian activities (BA - I am in the process of compiling a response to your note that some of these groups are benign; they are not.)